The Yes Men Strike Oil!

Attendees of the National Petroleum Council's Exposition were treated to a wonderful presentation the other day by what they thought were legitimate speakers from the Petroleum Council. The presentation focused on current energy policies leading to calamities which might disrupt oil supplied. To "keep fuel flowing," the presenter urged, "transforming the billions of people who die into oil."

Yes Man Mike Bonnano, posing as an Exxon representative named Florian Osenberg, added that "With more fossil fuels comes a greater chance of disaster, but that means more feedstock for Vivoleum. Fuel will continue to flow for those of us left."

The impostors led growingly suspicious attendees in lighting Vivoleum candles made, they said, from a former Exxon janitor who died from cleaning a toxic spill. When shown a mock video of the janitor professing his desire to be turned in death into candles, a conference organizer pulled Bonanno and Bichlbaum from the stage.

I want to be a Yes Man when I grow up. :]